Piney Creek originates in the Northeast part of Bastrop County, then heads South and West through Camp Swift, under FM1441 and wraps itself around Little Piney before heading through town to the Colorado. At some point–maybe at FM1441–the creek becomes Sanders’ Lake for a mile or so. Sanders’ Lake is basically a wider area ofContinue reading
Category: Bastrop Lost Pines Birds
Birds of Bastrop Texas as seen and photographed at Little Piney, country home and wildlife habitat in the Lost Pines.
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Piney Creek, Bastrop, TX–Part II
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Spring Migration at Little Piney Bastrop TX
Morning Light Last week Little Piney was so alive with spring migration that I was up before sunlight listening to birds. Spring migration at Little Piney Bastrop TX is an exciting time! Up early every morning, I also got to see the sun rise through backlit trees. Spring Migration at Little PineyContinue reading
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Another Spring at Little Piney Bastrop TX
So much happens so fast in the Spring at Little Piney Bastrop TX. Trees seem to leaf out overnight. Wildflowers bloom and fade and make way for different wildflowers. Favorite summer birds return. Butterflies, bees, and dragonflies flutter and zoom about in flashes of color. Bird songs resonate throughout the woods and fields trailingContinue reading
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Winter to Early Spring at Little Piney
Cedar Waxwing Finale As we slip from winter to early spring at Little Piney, there are a few surprises. The Cedar Waxwings are usually gone before the trees leaf out, so I am accustomed to seeing their saucy forms silhouetted with bare branches. But not this year! This morning a small flock fed and preening inContinue reading
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Seven Things I Love About Winter in Bastrop TX
Early Spring We’re having an early spring! As thrilled as I am to see the Bluebonnets, I am sad that winter is over. Here are seven things I love about winter in Bastrop TX. Cedar Waxwings These stunning birds drop like a cloud into the bare trees preening and chattering. They make striking silhouettes withContinue reading
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Some Days Are Just Strange
Full of Surprises Life in the country is full of surprises, and some days are just strange. You never know what you will see or hear. My friend Lisa and I were walking on Saturday morning and heard–as Lisa put it–“something being murdered” in the creek bed. Screeches and squawks went on for a goodContinue reading
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What the Hawk? Birds of Prey at Little Piney Bastrop Texas
Birds of Prey at Little Piney Bastrop Texas I love to see a hawk fly over, wings and tail aglow with sunlight. When I came to Little Piney two years ago, I couldn’t tell a hawk from a vulture. I’ve been working on that, and now I’m familiar with many of the birds of preyContinue reading
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Beautiful Birds of Winter: American Kestrel, Song Sparrow, Green Kingfisher
Beautiful Birds of Winter As the landscape evolves from verdant to gray, summer birds quietly leave and winter birds (not so quietly in the case of Robins and Cedar Waxwings) take their place. We welcome them back with full feeders and delight. In the past two weeks, an American Kestrel, a Song Sparrow, and aContinue reading
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Painting Birds at Little Piney–Part II
Still Painting Birds Back in August, I posted about painting birds at Little Piney. After a few weeks of making realistic realistic drawings of individual birds I moved on to painting birds interacting with a reference to human dynamics. See Part I. Now it’s December, and I’m still painting birds. In the picnic scene below,Continue reading
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Coyotes and Other Critters Call Little Piney “Home”
Coyote Pack I love to pour a cup of coffee in the morning and look out the back window. Sometimes I see deer, and sometimes coyotes and other critters. This pack of three has been around for awhile now. Coyotes and Other Critters Early one morning, I saw a deer and coyote cross paths. Things wereContinue reading